This programme is designed for high-calibre graduates from science, engineering, and business and management disciplines, seeking to gain experience to work at all levels of the company from operational to strategic level. You benefit from project work, live case studies with real organisations, including a company visit and guest lectures, that will enhance your job prospects.

Delivered by world-class, research-active and experienced staff the programme enables you to develop enhanced quantitative and qualitative skills to support decision making in any logistic area within an organisation. Logistics and supply chain management problems may include inventory, transportation, warehousing, location, reverse and green logistics and customer and supplier relationships. These aspects will, without doubt, provide the company with competitive advantage, if approached correctly. Graduates of this MSc are able to respond to the challenges in an area that is constantly evolving.

The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), the UK‘s independent professional body for logistics, supply chains and transport. Students who graduate from MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management are exempt from the academic requirement for Chartered Membership, and while studying your student membership is paid for by Kent Business School. The CILT network connects members worldwide and is the greatest source of professional expertise for the industry. Accreditation and membership deliver significant benefit in terms of career prospects.

Programme Information

The following modules are offered to our current students. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation:

Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Contemporary Topics in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Managing Operations and Services

Warehousing and Global Transportation Management

Strategic and Sustainable Procurement

Logistics Modelling and Applications

Industry Based Project

Assessment

The programme involves a taught and a project component. The taught programme is assessed by a mixture of coursework assignments throughout the year, and by examinations in May and June.

Once these are completed, students then work full time on the project and write a Dissertation based on this. This Dissertation is an opportunity to apply the techniques and insights presented in the programme and apply them to a particular problem area.

Entry requirements

Students who wish to apply for a higher degree should have a good honours degree from the UK (minimum 2:2) or equivalent internationally recognised qualifications in a in an engineering, logistics, mathematics, economics or statistics discipline.

Applicants without an honours degree may also be considered on the basis of work experience, professional qualifications and the relevance of the programme to their current professional role.

Proof of English language proficiency is required. We do offer a number of pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes through Kent International Pathways.